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Stearman suffered a toe injury during the 2-1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield and was substituted at half-time. If he is ruled out, 19-year-old Matt Doherty will start against the Magpies.

Striker Steven Fletcher has recovered from the groin problem which restricted him to a second-half substitute's role against the Reds.

Davide Santon will be included in the Newcastle squad for the first time.

The 20-year-old Italian played 90 minutes for the reserves in midweek after having fluid drained from his knee and could make his senior debut at Molineux.

Match notes

Newcastle have a dreadful record at Molineux having not won there in 15 attempts, but they will arrive with renewed optimism in the West Midlands, after their impressive start to the season.

Wolves’ last appearance in the Premier League in front of their own supporters ended with a miserable 3-0 defeat to QPR and Mick McCarthy, the Wolves manager, is looking for the correct response to avoid taking four successive defeats into the international break.

Stat of the game: Newcastle have 12 points, their best six-game haul in the top flight for 14 years.